bincitysioux Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 North Dakota (5-8, 1-1 Big Sky, #227 RPI) vs. Sacramento St. (8-5, 2-0 Big Sky, #202 RPI) Thursday, January 8, 7:00 pm @ Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Game Notes Sac St. Website Sac St. Forum North Dakota Audio: 1440 AM or WDAY 970 AM Television: Fox Sports North+, Fox College Sports, WatchBigSky Big Sky Notes The Hornets are looking solid this year. They are not a horrible matchup for North Dakota by any means, but based on how UND has played so far this year I would say the only edge that the Sioux have is the fact the game is in Grand Forks. Both teams are very guard oriented and they are the two worst rebounding teams in the league. Sac can be deadly from beyond the arc, and is a very unselfish team that leagues the league in assists. In contrast, UND is last in the league in assists and second to last 3pt FG%. The Hornets are second in the BSC in FT%, while UND is second to last in that category. I expect a close game.. Quote
SWSiouxMN Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Sac State strength is in their backcourt, possibly the best backcourt in the conference. McKinney and Garrity are two of the best. They also have a 6'11 Center, while not the primary scoring option, can fill it up when need to (had double figure games against NAU and SUU last weekend) Perimeter Defense is going to be a focal point against Sac, we cannot give them any open looks or we will pay. If we can get solid production from our frontcourt for a change, we might be able to get this game, which would be a good win. This is a game where I would want to get Nash and Shanks going. Hope Hooker can keep his solid production up as well. If we play well in this homestand, we could win all three and sit at 4-1 in conference play and traveling out to Idaho. Other games to note: Montana @ Weber: Can Weber really start 0-3 in the conference? Is Montana a serious challenger? Portland State @ Northern Colorado: Will the real PSU or UNC please stand up? Montana State @ Idaho State: Who is going to get win #1 Off: EWU and Idaho SUU and NAU Quote
zonadub Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Don't remember where I heard it... Some coach took phones, iPods, etc away from their players on road trips (and other team times?) to 'force' the players to interact with each other and become more team-oriented. Actually sounds like a good way to handle the exclusiveness of today's social media and its impact on building a team-focused team. Quote
homer Posted January 7, 2015 Posted January 7, 2015 Don't remember where I heard it... Some coach took phones, iPods, etc away from their players on road trips (and other team times?) to 'force' the players to interact with each other and become more team-oriented. Actually sounds like a good way to handle the exclusiveness of today's social media and its impact on building a team-focused team. One of our coaches?! Quote
zonadub Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 One of our coaches?! No, think it was on ESPN. But maybe the bb coaches heard it too. Quote
petey23 Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Don't remember where I heard it... Some coach took phones, iPods, etc away from their players on road trips (and other team times?) to 'force' the players to interact with each other and become more team-oriented. Actually sounds like a good way to handle the exclusiveness of today's social media and its impact on building a team-focused team. Dean Blais did this at the World Juniors when Kristo and the rest won the Gold. Quote
sioux2013 Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Don't remember where I heard it... Some coach took phones, iPods, etc away from their players on road trips (and other team times?) to 'force' the players to interact with each other and become more team-oriented. Actually sounds like a good way to handle the exclusiveness of today's social media and its impact on building a team-focused team. Coaches do this all the time when teams are on the road. They do this in an attempt to get the players to get some rest instead of being up all night on phones, computers, ipads, etc. Most players can easily work around this with dummy phones and other means. Quote
zonadub Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 Coaches do this all the time when teams are on the road. They do this in an attempt to get the players to get some rest instead of being up all night on phones, computers, ipads, etc. Most players can easily work around this with dummy phones and other means.I think the idea is to get their noses out of their electronics and get them talking to each other as people/teammates and recognize that the others are also valuable members of the team. It would also give them some time to talk about and even plan for the upcoming game. I remember team bus trips being very interactive and not silently ignoring my teammates (showing my age). But yeah, having some positive effect on being rested would be good too. Quote
sioux2013 Posted January 8, 2015 Posted January 8, 2015 I think the idea is to get their noses out of their electronics and get them talking to each other as people/teammates and recognize that the others are also valuable members of the team. It would also give them some time to talk about and even plan for the upcoming game. I remember team bus trips being very interactive and not silently ignoring my teammates (showing my age). But yeah, having some positive effect on being rested would be good too. Maybe many years ago this was how it was but not today. I know for a fact in talking to some players of the past couple of years that the teams were very divided amongst the players and virtually no interaction at all unless on the court and even then with the selfish play of some it made things even worse. Players room with the same person each road trip and outside meetings/eating and practice they kept to themselves. Was hoping this years team would be better and it may be as I've not had much of a chance to talk to any players being the fact they virtually have been gone this entire season. Quote
UND1983 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Layups. Layups. C'mon guys. Defense was good but now Sac is heating up. Quote
darell1976 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 What's worse the 3 missed layups or the lack of a student section? Not much of a crowd overall. 10:25 1H Sac 10 UND 12 Quote
Teeder11 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 UND has left 6 easy points on the court in the first 10 minutes due to missed lay ups. Quote
darell1976 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 UND leads the BSC in least amount of home games...not a stat you want to lead in. Quote
Teeder11 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Bigs have to get more active and dare I say violent under the hoop Quote
nodak651 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 Did I see bubba in the student section? Nice to see Quote
darell1976 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 2 fast break steals in a row. Sac leads 21-18. Quote
NODAK13 Posted January 9, 2015 Posted January 9, 2015 What is the deal with Cashman? He has not played since the new semester and is in street clothes tonight. Quote
bincitysioux Posted January 9, 2015 Author Posted January 9, 2015 Back to back terrible possessions coming out of the timeout. Quote
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